NHTSA Complaint #11619657 — 2024 BMW IX

While driving my vehicle, the vehicle completely shut down and stopped. The seatbelt pulled me back tightly. A notification displayed on my dash Continue driving possible: High-Voltage system. Cont, driving possible: Drivetrain. You can continue driving. Have the problem checked by your service center. I did have to push the start control button to get the car started. The car behind was able to stop in time to avoid a rear end accident. This incident put myself and others at risk. Because the stretch of road i was driving thru was at a low speed, an accident was avoided. Thank God I wasn’t on a freeway. I was able to take the vehicle to a BMW service center. They did keep the vehicle for about a week. Waiting on a part. From our discussion with a service tech and invoice they replaced a Relay and said electric fan failed. There was no warnings prior to the incident. Received notification on my dashboard when the incident happened.